Sandwich makers/Xpress 101

[Mama Mangia]

How do you use your sandwich maker??

Of course I have made assorted sandwiches with it, but I have also used it to make tea cakes that I can drizzle with icing or sprinkle with confectioners' sugar; I have made cornbread triangles in it; fried eggs in it - scrambled and sunny side up.

Since I had gotten a lot of use out of the sandwich maker, I purchased the Xpress 101 when I saw it on TV. The "wells" are bigger so I get a much bigger cake out of it and there is a lot you can do with that.

And in the summer when its just too hot to turn the oven on - I can still make quickies if company drops by unexpectedly.

I guess both of them were worth the investment to me.

[BagCSC]

That reminds me...I have one too...hmm....maybe I need to break it out and start using it again. I used to love making ham and cheese sandwiches.

[Raquelita]

My college cafeteria had it but we were limited to what was in the sandwich line so i've never been more adventerous with it. I sure did love making warm sandwiches on it though!

[khartman]

Please excuse me for sounding naive. What is a Xpress 101 sandwich maker? Are they the thing that makes the paninis?

[Raquelita]

http://www.xpress101meal.com

[r8rpwr]

These are some great ideas. I really should invest in one of these things; it seems they're more useful than I thought!

[Mama Mangia]

Although I have quite a few appliances - I am not the type to run out and buy every gadget I see. But I made a good investment in my sandwich maker years ago and by playing with it I discovered that I could do much more than just sandwiches in it. A friend of mine even makes pancakes in hers - she says the kids love to dip the triangles in the syrup!

Then they started to show the Xpress 101 on infomercials. I don't like infomercials - but that one caught my eye. I watched it several times and it did remind me of my sandwich maker except the "wells" were bigger and I could use flour tortillas and make large portions of things as well as do much more with it. It was another good investment and I am not sorry. And it really comes in handy during the summer; you can still bake "cakes" without using your oven. Being able to make cakes in 7 minutes if company is coming (7 minutes for 2 and depending on how much batter you have depends on how many you get - from a typical cake mix I get 12 to 14 including angel food cake mix).

My favorite summer appliances: crockpot, sandwich maker and Xpress101 - I can make very good meals without the oven!

[Upennmama]

Interesting. That informercial is always attractive, but I don't see how useful it would be. We're not big sandwich eaters...

[Mama Mangia]

We aren't big sandwich eaters either - it's what you can create and enjoy with these machines! There is so much you can do with them.

[BagCSC]

Thanks to this topic....I brought mine down and used it again the other day. Thanks.